DBA Team Structure – Thoughts From Real Life
I once talked about the DBA team building about 3 years ago, now when I look back, I still believe...
2011-11-20
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Blog Posts
DBA in Space: Behind the Scenes—Question 1
This is a continuation of my DBA in Space journal.
In the opening of the first episode of DBA in Space,...
2011-11-18
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Managing By Walking Around
For a long time a core piece of my ‘style’ has been to wander the halls a couple times a...
2011-11-18
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Reference Dimensions
A reference dimension occurs when the key column for the dimension is joined indirectly to the fact table through a...
2011-11-18
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SQL Server – When will my backup finish?
The sys.dm_exec_requests is a great way to find out how long the BACKUP will take to complete. If you are...
2011-11-18
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SQL Server ® 2012 Release Candidate (RC0)
Finally it is here, the SQL Server 2012 RC0 is ready for download, click this link and you’ll be downloading...
2011-11-18
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SSWUG SSIS Expo Slides and Scripts
You can find the slides and scripts from today’s sesson at the SSWUG SSIS Expo, the materials can be downloaded...
2011-11-18
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Thank you
I somehow made the Top 10 Community Choice Bloggers in the SQL Server Magazine 2011 awards (keep scrolling to the...
2011-11-18
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Thank You SQL Saturday 99 Sponsors!
Last Friday, Minnesota had it’s second SQL Saturday event, on a Friday. Hopefully, those that were able to attend had...
2011-11-18
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What's new for SQL Server 2012 courses from Microsoft
I tuned into the Third Thursday sessions for November and wanted to try boiling down the talks to what I...
2011-11-18
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Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
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Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
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